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Teesri Duniya Theatre is dedicated to producing socially and politically relevant theatre that supports a multicultural vision of society, promoting interculturalism through works of theatre, and creating theatrical styles based on the cultural experiences of visible minorities living in Canada. The company believes that culturally diverse theatre and artists are an integral part of the theatre landscape of the country. The company is committed to multiethnic casting and stories.
Teesri Duniya Theatre is engaged in four distinct areas of activities:
- production (of original works and translations into and from English/French/other languages;
- play development through our program called Fireworks;
- publication of a theatre quarterly called alt.theatre: cultural diversity and the stage;
- theatre and community program designed to develop creative skills among emerging visible minority artists and enhance intercultural interaction.
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Caroline Hayeur
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Rahul Varma
Artistic Director
“An artist must push the boundaries, worry authorities, question existing notions of morality, question what is handed down to them by the status-quo, media enterprise and the governments, and bring to the fore the voiceless, raise the voice that needs to be raised, and do so with artistic beauty and imagination.”
Rahul Varma is a playwright, essayist, and community activist and artistic director of the Teesri Duniya Theatre which he co-founded in 1981.
He writes both in Hindi and English which is the language of his adulthood. He is one of only a few culturally diverse playwrights whose works have been
translated and produced in French, Hindi and other languages. His recent works include Counter Offence and Bhopal, which was translated in Hindi as Zahreeli Hawa by India’s preeminent director Habib Tanvir. More information on Rahul Varma can be found at the Literary Encyclopedia at http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5399
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Photo: Bo Photo
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Dr. Edward (Ted) Little
Associate Artistic Director
Editor-in-chief alt.theatre: cultural diversity and the stage
Dr. Edward (Ted) Little is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre at Concordia University.
He has directed and served as a consultant on projects across Canada, and his list of publications includes chapters, articles, and reviews in The Theatre of Form and the Production of Meaning, Contemporary Issues in Canadian Theatre, Canadian Theatre Review, Publication, Theatre Research in Canada, and Modern Drama.
More information on Ted Little can be found at: http://theatre.concordia.ca/faculty_staff.php
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Linda Levesque
General Manager
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